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Central Plateau vs Western Creek

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 21 km apart · Central Plateau profile · Western Creek profile

Central Plateau Western Creek

Western Creek (Tas.) and Central Plateau are both sparsely populated areas in Tasmania. Western Creek (Tas.) is home to 128 people, while Central Plateau is largely non-residential with no population. The two differ most in their landscape and accessibility; Western Creek (Tas.) has a well higher mean terrain slope of 10.7% compared to 2.2% in Central Plateau, and the drive time to the city is far higher in Central Plateau at 371 minutes, compared to 159 minutes for Western Creek (Tas.).

Both areas have remained very similar in their lack of infrastructure since 2011. They are both entirely car-dependent, with no homes within a 15-minute walk of parks, schools, groceries or health services. Neither area has any public transport stops or routes, and both are far from the national figure for urban accessibility.

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Where they differ most

Population: 128 larger in Western Creek

Demographics & Identity

Population in Central Plateauin Western Creek +128 larger in Western Creek gap steady
0 0th pct 128 45th pct
Median age in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 50 yrs 71st pct
First Nations in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 4.7% 72nd pct
Aged 65+ in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 23.4% 70th pct
Under 15 in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 15.6% 40th pct
De facto in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 20.7% 88th pct

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 18.0% 73rd pct

Language

Other language in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 7.8% 72nd pct
Limited English in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 0.0% 0th pct

Religion

No religion in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 58.6% 92nd pct

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 44.4% 49th pct
Bachelor+ in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 19.3% 65th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Central Plateauin Western Creek even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Income

Personal income in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— $575 21st pct
Household income in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— $1,274 30th pct
Family income in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— $1,449 24th pct
High earners in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 0.0% 0th pct
High-income homes in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 5.8% 18th pct

Health & Disability

Health condition in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 36.7% 83rd pct
Mental health in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 4.7% 24th pct
Needs assistance in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 5.5% 60th pct

Community Participation

Volunteering in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 22.0% 67th pct
Unpaid carers in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 18.3% 87th pct
Unpaid child care in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 25.7% 52nd pct
Defence service in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 7.2% 89th pct
Housework 15h+ in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 32.1% 86th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Central Plateauin Western Creek +6 larger in Western Creek
0 0th pct 6 51st pct
Median age in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 57 yrs 92nd pct
Median income in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— $449 25th pct
Household income in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— $1,024 19th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 2.3 29th pct
One-parent in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 12.6% 61st pct
Living alone in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 19.2% 34th pct

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— $300 57th pct
Mortgage in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— $849 10th pct
People / bedroom in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 0.70 14th pct
Renting in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 15.4% 46th pct
Owned outright in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 36.5% 37th pct
Separate houses in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 100.0% 100th pct
3+ bedrooms in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 55.8% 12th pct

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 0.0% 0th pct
Work from home in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 18.8% 57th pct
PT commute in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Central Plateauin Western Creek even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Central Plateauin Western Creek even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Drive to city in Central Plateauin Western Creek +212 longer in Central Plateau
371 100th pct 159 91st pct

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 35.3% 65th pct
Recent arrivals in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 0.0% 0th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 5.8% 75th pct
Participation in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 47.7% 17th pct
Full-time in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 47.9% 12th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Central Plateauin Western Creek even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
Types ≤15 min in Central Plateauin Western Creek even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
15-min city in Central Plateauin Western Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Central Plateauin Western Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Central Plateauin Western Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Central Plateauin Western Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Central Plateauin Western Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Central Plateauin Western Creek even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Central Plateauin Western Creek
— 0.0 0th pct
Intersections/km² in Central Plateauin Western Creek even
0 12th pct 0 36th pct
Mean slope in Central Plateauin Western Creek +8.5 pts higher in Western Creek
2.2% 0th pct 10.7% 84th pct

Compare Central Plateau with nearby areas

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Compare Western Creek with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Central Plateau vs Western Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL60105/central-plateau/vs/SAL60744/western-creek